MPSC Group C (Excise SI) Prelims 2017, 28 May 2017 question paper

100 questions · 100 marks · 60 minutes · +1 per correct answer, -0.25 per wrong one

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1 $The British Government, through the Robertson Committee started ______ for the development of transportation in India.$
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2 $Match the following pairs : a. Free Press Bulletin I. Bombay b. Free India II. Madras c. Dinamani III. Calcutta d. Sakal IV. Pune$
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3 $Which of the following dramas did Ratnakar Matkari write regarding the dowry system ?$
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4 $In Mumbai, the cooperative dairy work began at ______.$
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5 $In Maharashtra, the cooperative organisations for buying and selling are known as ______.$
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6 $Who inaugurated the 'Maharashtra State' ceremony on 1st May, 1960 ?$
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7 $Which commission promoted the 'Earn and Learn' scheme ?$
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8 $Match the following pairs : A B a. S.N. Pendse I. Shitu b. G.N. Dandekar II. Chakra c. Bhalchandra Nemade III. Ratha Chakra d. Jayawant Dalvi IV. Kosla$
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9 $The longest tunnel on Konkan Railway is at ______.$
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10 $Match the following pairs : A B a. Imperialist School I. Valentine Chirol b. Cambridge School II. Anil Seal c. The Nationalist School III. R.C. Majumdar d. The Marxist School IV. R.P. Dutt$
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11 $Name the British Governor General who transferred the Capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi.$
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12 $______ was the founder member of the Communist Party of India.$
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13 $Local self-government in modern India was started by ______.$
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14 $Consider the following statements : a. The Constituent Assembly of India was set up according to the provision of the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946. b. The first session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held on 9th December, 1946. c. The eleventh session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held between 14th November to 26th November, 1949. Which of the statements given above are correct ?$
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15 $Who was the founder of the Indian National Army ?$
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16 $In the State of Maharashtra, the lowest child sex-ratio (801) is in ______ district.$
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17 $In which year did the mineral oil and natural gas exploitation project start at Bombay High in the Arabian Sea ?$
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18 $Maharashtra Government has undertaken 'Sant Tukaram Vangram Yojana' from ______.$
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19 $a. The area occupied by the Tapi river basin in north Maharashtra has an eastward slope. b. The area occupied by the Wardha-Wainganga river basin slopes towards the south direction. c. The area occupied by the remaining plateau river basin slopes towards the east direction. Which one of the above statements is *not * correct ?$
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20 $Match the following pairs : Ghats Roads a. Thal Ghat I. Vengurla - Sawantwadi - Nipani b. Bhor Ghat II. Mumbai - Kalyan - Otur c. Malshej Ghat III. Mumbai - Pune d. Amboli Ghat IV. Mumbai - Nashik$
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21 $What was the density of population of Maharashtra in 1960 - 1961 ?$
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22 $Match the following pairs : Tribes Districts a. Katkari I. Bhandara b. Bhil II. Amrawati c. Korku III. Nandurbar d. Gond IV. Raigad$
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23 $Arrange the following peaks in the descending order of their altitude from mean sea level : a. Salher b. Saptashrungi c. Mahabaleshwar d. Kalsubai$
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24 $Arrange the following districts of Maharashtra in ascending order on the basis of their population density as per 2011 Census record : a. Sindhudurg b. Gadchiroli c. Nandurbar d. Dhule$
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25 $Which of the following is a tributary of River Wardha ?$
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26 $Arrange the sequence of rivers in South Konkan from North to South. a. Vaitarna b. Savitri c. Ulhas d. Vashisthi$
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27 $How many district boundaries does the Pune district have ?$
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28 $Arrange the following layers of the Earth from the outer layer to inner layer given by Dr. R.A. Daly : a. Barysphere b. Asthenosphere c. Lithosphere d. Mesosphere$
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29 $Quantitative methods of RBI include ______.$
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30 $Observe the following statements : a. Manganese deposits are found at Sindhudurg. b. Bauxite is mainly found in laterite. c. Chromite is mined at Mauni in Bhandara district.$
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31 $Engineering goods occupied the first place with a share of ______ percent in India's export in 2012 - 13.$
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32 $Narasimham Committee has recommended that SLR should decline from 38\cdot5 percent to ______.$
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33 $Primary deficit of Govt. of India in percent of GDP was negative in the year ______.$
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34 $The following statements are true concerning NITI Aayog : a. No power to allocate funds. b. It is a think tank. c. Imposes policies on States. d. Consulting States while making policy.$
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35 $The growth rate of Indian economy was ______ in 1950 - 80.$
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36 $The expenditure of the Government on law and order is classified as ______.$
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37 $When RBI raises the bank rate then there is ______.$
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38 $When expenditure exceeds the total revenue it is called ______.$
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39 $Which of the following has introduced the Multidimensional Poverty Index ?$
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40 $Which of the following programmes aims to provide employment only to the rural poor ?$
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41 $Which of the following statement/s is/are correct ? a. The national income trends during the period of economic planning do not indicate a consistent increase. b. Growth has taken place only in about half of the years of economic planning. c. For almost half the period of economic planning there has been little growth or even negative growth. d. Considering economic planning period as a whole, there has been a steady, consistent growth.$
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42 $The lackluster agricultural growth since the new millennium is due to a. Structural weakness b. Low level of public investment c. Unbalanced fertilizer use d. Small size of agricultural holding$
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43 $For which of the following industries is licensing compulsory ? a. Cigarettes b. Alcohol c. Industrial explosives d. Defence equipments$
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44 $Rank the following countries in terms of their share in India's imports in recent years : U.S.A., China, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., with the major import sending country getting the 1st rank :$
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45 $Which of the following States contributes the largest share in the deposit mobilization in the banking sector in India ?$
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46 $Which of the following sentences are correct ? a. Long sightedness is corrected by convex lens. b. Short sightedness is corrected by convex lens. c. Long sightedness is corrected by concave lens. d. Short sightedness is corrected by concave lens.$
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47 $4200\ \text{J kg}^{-1}\text{K}^{-1}$
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48 $At the hydropower station, change of form of energy is$
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49 $Sb is the chemical symbol of the element ______.$
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50 $\text{NO}_2$
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51 $In which of the following compounds does the central atom have expanded octet ?$
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52 $Egg laying mammals are included in ______ animal group.$
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53 $The digestive system is lacking in$
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54 $Which is the best time to have blood test for filariasis ?$
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55 $Leafhoppers or Jassids belong to order ______.$
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56 $The golden-yellow coloured twiner dodder (Cuscuta reflexa) is a/an$
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57 $______ is the smallest among the angiosperms.$
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58 $Some statements regarding health and nutrition are given below : a. Copper is an essential micronutrient for the human body. b. Vitamins A and D are water soluble. c. Caloric value of lipids is 9\cdot3 kcal/g. d. Deficiency of Vitamin C causes scurvy. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?$
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59 $Which cells in the human body release histamine in response to an infection ?$
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60 $Dry beans, flour, sugar, canned fruits and vegetables are examples of which of the following foods ?$
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61 $There is a letter group series with one term missing, shown by question mark (?). This term is given as one of the alternatives. Find it. ? ; EILNO; IMPRS; MQTVW; QUXZA$
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62 $In a certain code language KGLFT is written as PTOUG. How will MERSA be written in that code language ?$
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63 $Eleven players, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are standing in a row, facing the coach. a. D, who is to the immediate left of F, is second to the right of C. b. A is second to the right of E, who is at one of the ends. c. J is the just immediate neighbour of A and B and third to the left of G. d. H is to the immediate left of D and third to the right of I. Who is standing in the middle of the row ?$
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64 $A system of letter-number-symbols is given : R%E5D2#9AFB@J3IKM41WU8V©N*GZδ67 On the basis of this system, out of the five below, four are the same in some way and form a group. Find the one, which does *not * fit in this group. a. @IF b. I4@ c. ©G8 d. U©1 e. #FD$
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65 $Find the relation of the numbers around the circle, to the number within the circle and then find what will be the number instead of the question mark.$
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66 $The parts of two numbers in a number series are missing. Select the proper alternative which will fit at both the places. 7560, 10_ _, 1_ _, 36, 9, 3$
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67 $Find the *wrong * number in the following number series : 3, 10, 27, 4, 16, 64, 5, 25, 125$
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68 $If 2 \times 8 = 20, 3 \times 9 = 31 and 5 \times 8 = 44, then 30 \times 5 = ?$
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69 $In a code language DOUBLE is written as GSXFOI. How will MISTER be written in the same code ?$
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70 $The numbers in the given square follow some rule. Find this rule and choose the correct number from the given alternatives in place of the question mark. 722406 961612 108 ? 18$
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71 $Find the number which does *not * belong to this group. 39, 69, 57, 129, 117$
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72 $Some statements and four conclusions derived from them are given. Select the proper alternative about the conclusions. Statements : Some dogs are goats. All goats are trees. Some trees are not dogs. Conclusions : I. Some trees are dogs. II. All dogs are trees. III. All goats are dogs. IV. No tree is a dog.$
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73 $Which figure will replace the question mark to continue the following series, from the given alternatives ?$
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74 $The numbers in each figure are according to some rule. Select the number from the given alternatives which will fit in place of the question mark.$
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75 $Four friends have visited different places for studying the flora of the region by car. Arman drove the car for more hours than Yunus who drove for six hours. Edward drove the car for eight hours during the forward journey and for the same number of hours during the backward journey. His total driving time is more than the combined time of Yunus and Arman. Cavas drove the car for eight hours less than Arman. For how many hours did Arman drive the car ? Select the proper option.$
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76 $Consider the following statements regarding the Man Booker International Prize : a. It is an International Literary Award. b. It was introduced since 2004. c. Han Kang is the first Korean author to win the prize of 2016. Which of the statements given above are correct ?$
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77 $Who became the first Indian woman to receive International Maritime Organisation's award for exceptional bravery at sea ?$
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78 $India's first carbon neutral district is ______.$
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79 $The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a trade and investment agreement being negotiated between ______.$
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80 $Recently (Jan. 2017) India's largest public WiFi system was launched in ______ city.$
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81 $What is the full form of the acronym BHIM, an App which was recently launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ?$
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82 $Which of the following countries conducted the military operation named 'Operation Sentinelle' ?$
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83 $In which State was India's first solar powered boat launched ?$
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84 $Taarak Mehta's humorous column first appeared in ______ in 1971.$
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85 $India's rank in the World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business Report, 2016" is ______.$
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86 $Who among the following won the silver medal in women's singles badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics ? a. Sania Mirza b. Saina Nehwal c. P.V. Sindhu$
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87 $The sixth trial of Agni ______ was test fired in January 2017.$
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88 $Norwegian Magnus Carlsen defeated whom in the final to win the World Chess Championship 2016 ?$
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89 $Who has been appointed as chairman of a high level committee to review Arbitration Mechanism in India ?$
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90 $Match the following pairs : A B a. National Voters' Day I. 28 February b. National Science Day II. 25 January c. International Women's Day III. 15 March d. World Consumer Rights Day IV. 8 March$
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91 $In 2016, Odisha completed ______ years of its formation.$
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92 $Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections of 2017 were held in ______ phases.$
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93 $During the 2017 local self-government elections ______ was the State Election Commissioner in Maharashtra.$
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a. Free Press Bulletin	I. Bombay
b. Free India	II. Madras
c. Dinamani	III. Calcutta
d. Sakal	IV. Pune

A	B
a. S.N. Pendse	I. Shitu
b. G.N. Dandekar	II. Chakra
c. Bhalchandra Nemade	III. Ratha Chakra
d. Jayawant Dalvi	IV. Kosla

A	B
a. Imperialist School	I. Valentine Chirol
b. Cambridge School	II. Anil Seal
c. The Nationalist School	III. R.C. Majumdar
d. The Marxist School	IV. R.P. Dutt

Ghats	Roads
a. Thal Ghat	I. Vengurla – Sawantwadi – Nipani
b. Bhor Ghat	II. Mumbai – Kalyan – Otur
c. Malshej Ghat	III. Mumbai – Pune
d. Amboli Ghat	IV. Mumbai – Nashik

Tribes	Districts
a. Katkari	I. Bhandara
b. Bhil	II. Amrawati
c. Korku	III. Nandurbar
d. Gond	IV. Raigad

72	24	06
96	16	12
108	?	18

A	B
a. National Voters' Day	I. 28 February
b. National Science Day	II. 25 January
c. International Women's Day	III. 15 March
d. World Consumer Rights Day	IV. 8 March

Match the following pairs : A (Amendments) B (Particular) a. 10th Amendment I. Goods and Service Tax b. 21st Amendment II. Anti Defection Law c. 52nd Amendment III. Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory d. 101st Amendment IV. Include Sindhi as an official language

A (Amendments)	B (Particular)
a. 10th Amendment	I. Goods and Service Tax
b. 21st Amendment	II. Anti Defection Law
c. 52nd Amendment	III. Incorporation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a Union Territory
d. 101st Amendment	IV. Include Sindhi as an official language

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95 $The objective of 'Economic Justice' has been provided in the Indian Constitution under the provisions in which of the two parts mentioned below ?$
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96 $In which clause of Fundamental Right, Right to Privacy is implied as$
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97 $Under the Constitution of India, which one of the following is *not * a Fundamental Duty ?$
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98 $The term 'Cabinet' is mentioned in which of the following Articles of the Constitution ?$
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99 $Which of the following statements related to the 74th Amendment Act are correct ? a. The Act bars the interference by courts in electoral matterers of municipalities. b. The Act shall not affect the functions and powers of the Darjeeling, Gorkha Hill Council of West Bengal. c. The Act shall not affect the functions and powers of the district councils of the hill area of Manipur.$
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100 $______ must be passed by each House of the Parliament, seperately by special majority.$
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